Shots and angles guide
- 1. Shot Types and Angles
- 2. High Angle Shot (H.A.S) H.A.S – when the camera angle is located above the eye line. This shot is used to make a certain object or person look venerable and defeated. An example of this shot is used when Matilda is being shouted at, this shot makes her look scared and defeated.
- 3. Low Angle Shots (L.A.S) shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eyeline, looking up. The shot is used to make a certain person or object look big and powerful to the opposite person. An example of this is in “Shrek” where Lord Farquad is leaning over and shouting at the Gingerbread man, this makes him looks the bigger person.
- 4. Extreme Long Shot (X.L.S) Establishing Shot (X.L.S) Extreme Long Shot establishes the context for a scene by showing the relationship between its important figures and objects. Extreme Long Shot is the beginning of a scene indicating where, and sometimes when, the remainder of the scene takes place. A XLS is used to show a location or a scene in a place, this normally an open space. An example of this is in Captain America, where this picture os showing an open view of San Francisco.
- 5. Long Shot (L.S) A long shot is a shot where a person or object can be seen from head to toe. This shot is used to show a person body language towards someone or to the camera. Also their fashion sense maybe. An example of this is when Woody from toy story is running towards Buzz Lighter.
- 6. Medium Long Shot (M.L.S) This is a shot where a person can be seen from head to knee. This shot is used to show more of a facial expression than body language. An example of this is in Ted where John is talking to Ted about life and American girls. This is because the camera just want to focus on the top half of him.
- 7. Medium Shot (M.S) A medium shot is where a shot is from the waist upwards. This shot normally shows the top half of the persons body focusing on facial expressions. An example of this shot is the scene from Titanic where Kate is pretending to fly on the ship, this shows her fascial expressions and some body language.
- 8. Medium Close Up (M.C.U) This s shot where someone can be seen from the shoulders and up. Also known as the boob shot. This shot mostly captures a facial expression and a background scenery. An example used in film is Hitler in The Bot In The Striped Pyjamas, this shot shows his facial expression but also his body language.
- 9. Close Up (C.U) This is a shot where only the head and shoulders are included. This shot is used to define someone's fascial characteristics. An example of this film is where James Bond is staring at his enemy, this shows his clear expression
- 10. Extreme Close Up (X.C.U) An extreme close up is a shot is shot of only the persons face This shot is used to capture a specific reaction on a persons face. An example of this is the film Harry Potter where Harry is looking into Dumbledore with a serious face looking angry.
- 11. Point Of View Shot (P.O.V) This is shot shows an object that a person is using or looking at This shot is used to make the viewer look interested in the object.
- 12. Twos Shot (T.S) This shot is used to show a conflict of a conversation between people, hence the two shot title. An example of this is in the famous scene of Titanic when Jack is saying to Rose he will never let go of her in the water.
- 13. Over The Shoulder (O.T.S) This shot is show and someone looking over someone's shoulder, preferably to another person. This shot is often used in an interview or a general conversation. An example of this is when Rapunzel eventually finds her parents and she is having a 1-to-1 conversation with her.